CISPA gains some last minute support.

CISPA was knocked down last April, but has resurfaced and passed the house. It's becoming more and more apparent that the law makers are those with the money, not the people. One can only hope the white house keeps its promise to veto, and is not pushed back through veto-proofed.

Not really an issue; Obama has already said he will veto it if it passes the Senate.

Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.

- Thucydides

There is a modern myth that people have always tended towards democracy, constitutions, electoral rights; but in truth, love of freedom has never been the predominant note of popular politics. At most times, popular demand has been for a strong government.

I hate it, but it appears we're fighting a losing battle. At some point something like this is going to pass here in the States, it's just a matter of time. Corporations WILL eventually get their way, they just will keep dumping wheelbarrows of money in front of our officials until they capitulate.

Once that happens, I have a feeling it'll have a ripple effect around the globe, as we hardly have a monopoly on purchasable officials.

Here's to hoping that Obama keeps his word, and the house doesn't gain a veto-proof majority on it.

It would need a two-thirds majority in the Senate as well to override it; fat chance in hell, really.

Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.

- Thucydides

There is a modern myth that people have always tended towards democracy, constitutions, electoral rights; but in truth, love of freedom has never been the predominant note of popular politics. At most times, popular demand has been for a strong government.

It would need a two-thirds majority in the Senate as well to override it; fat chance in hell, really.

288 - 127 is frighteningly close to a 2/3 majority, especially considering major corporations basically just bought 52 votes. But it doesn't look like the senate is in as much support of it. Still, they're sinking a lot of money into seeing CISPA pass this time.

A big thing that people who think along the lines of "who cares if goverment can get all the info easily from the companies, I have nothing to hide!" don't seem to understand that CISPA would also give legal right for private companies to trade info between each others aswell.

Modern gaming apologist: I once tasted diarrhea so shit is fine.

"People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an excercise of power, are barbarians" - George Lucas 1988

288 - 127 is frighteningly close to a 2/3 majority, especially considering major corporations basically just bought 52 votes. But it doesn't look like the senate is in as much support of it. Still, they're sinking a lot of money into seeing CISPA pass this time.

i thought senate was 100 old folks with some exceptions.

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Oh yea i forgot there was a 0. in front of the 8 ... internet service in America sucks.